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Test Code GUSAB Guselkumab Antibodies, Serum


Specimen Required


Only orderable as part of profile. For more information see GUSAP / Guselkumab Quantitation with Antibodies, Serum.

 

Patient Preparation: For 12 hours before specimen collection, patient should not take multivitamins or dietary supplements (eg, hair, skin, and nail supplements) containing biotin (vitamin B7).

Supplies: Sarstedt Aliquot Tube 5 mL (T914)

Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.6 mL serum

Collection Instructions:

1. Draw blood immediately before next scheduled dose (trough specimen).

2. Within 2 hours of collection, centrifuge and aliquot serum into a plastic vial.


Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Minimum Volume

Serum: 0.5 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 28 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  14 days

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis OK
Gross lipemia Reject
Gross icterus OK
Heat-treated specimens Reject

Reference Values

Only orderable as part of profile. For more information see GUSAP / Guselkumab Quantitation with Antibodies, Serum.

 

Antibodies to guselkumab

<9.8 ng/mL

Day(s) Performed

Thursday

Report Available

2 to 8 days

Specimen Retention Time

14 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

CPT Code Information

83520